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Your art will save your life / Beth Pickens.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First Feminist Press editionDescription: 133 pages ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781936932290
  • 1936932296
Subject(s):
Contents:
You're an artist, keep making art -- Election aftermath -- Self-inventory -- The artist's three basic needs -- Myths about applying for stuff -- A to-do list for BFA/MFA students -- Reflections for when you freak out about the planet -- FAQs for oppressive political climates -- Pro tips.
Summary: "As a teenager visiting the Andy Warhol Museum, Beth Pickens realized the importance of making art. As an adult, she has dedicated her life to empowering working artists. Intimate yet practical, Your Art Will Save Your Life helps artists build a sustainable practice while navigating the world of MFAs, residencies, and institutional funding."--Publisher description.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 700.1 P594 Available 33111009204849
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A candid guidebook about art-making in the midst of oppression--"a slim, necessary revelation" (Maggie Nelson, The Argonauts).

Visiting the Andy Warhol Museum as a teenager, Beth Pickens realized that art was imperative for reflecting--and thus remaking--the world. As an adult, she has dedicated her life to arts nonprofits and consulting, helping marginalized artists traverse the world of MFAs, residences, and institutional funding.

Writing in the aftermath of the 2016 election, Pickens reminds emerging artists that their art is more important than ever. She gives advice on fostering creativity and sustaining an innovative practice as conversations about grants, public programming, and arts funding in schools grow ever-more heated. Part political manifesto, part practical manual, this resource reminds us that art has always been a tool of resistance.

Includes bibliographical references.

You're an artist, keep making art -- Election aftermath -- Self-inventory -- The artist's three basic needs -- Myths about applying for stuff -- A to-do list for BFA/MFA students -- Reflections for when you freak out about the planet -- FAQs for oppressive political climates -- Pro tips.

"As a teenager visiting the Andy Warhol Museum, Beth Pickens realized the importance of making art. As an adult, she has dedicated her life to empowering working artists. Intimate yet practical, Your Art Will Save Your Life helps artists build a sustainable practice while navigating the world of MFAs, residencies, and institutional funding."--Publisher description.

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